Senior media official was not killed for his property

XI'AN - A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a senior media official was found on Friday night in a street in Weinan city of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

The male victim was identified as An Rong, 48, deputy director of Weinan Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication and director of Weinan TV Station.

An unnamed paramedic from the Weinan 120 medical emergency center said he and his colleagues arrived at the spot at about 9 pm after receiving a report that a middle-aged man was lying on the ground surrounded by blood.